Meet us at the National Western Stock Show! The Stock Show rolls through Denver for three weeks every January (Covid excepting), filling downtown with the scent of manure. Let's get a firsthand whiff! I requested a homeschool/educational group field trip, but I have yet to be approved. So I'm moving ahead with the planning phase …
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Last meetup of the year! Let's celebrate with a theme-less, Candyland-esque and generally festive holiday party! We'll re-organize the tables + decorate. Bring any holiday decor you'd like to contribute, and we'll coordinate it all. We have many activities lined up, and Nicole's bringing some prizes, too. Gray + Hugo are bringing some tablecloths + …
We're meeting 1:30pm at Majestic View Park (8880 W 72nd Ave, Arvada, CO 80004). We'll be meeting at this park all of December. This park has paved paths, a lake, grassy fields, a nature center, shade + picnic tables, basketball, tennis, climbing trees, porta-potties, + play structures. Come explore with us! This week, please bring:Outdoor, …
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It's baking week! Bring whatever your kiddos want to bake, and let's get busy in the kitchen. I'll try to buy some of these paper doilies on my grocery run tomorrow, so we can make these glue-gun snowflakes. (Or here in printable, if you're not a video person.) If anyone has another simple craft, please …
We're meeting 1:30pm at Majestic View Park (8880 W 72nd Ave, Arvada, CO 80004). We'll be meeting at this park all of December. This park has paved paths, a lake, grassy fields, a nature center, shade + picnic tables, basketball, tennis, climbing trees, porta-potties, + play structures. Come explore with us! This week, please bring:Outdoor, …
Continue reading "Th – December 8: Trail Walk at Majestic View Park"
BYO activity day! Whatever your kids want to do – puzzles, games, art. We've also missed a bunch of kids' outdoor games due to weather or lack of immediate enthusiasm. Let's rally + roll through zombie tag, ghost in the graveyard, four square, +/or whatever else the lovely weather outdoors allows. We'll also celebrate National …
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We're meeting 1:30pm at Majestic View Park (8880 W 72nd Ave, Arvada, CO 80004). We'll be meeting at this park all of December. Here we'll also have access to an indoor space – the nature center – where we can still gather when it's cold, or use to warm up occasionally! (I believe they also …
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Stop-motion is back by popular demand! Let's bring personal devices for picture-taking + stop-motion creation, along with any props/set design options. I'm not sure if we'll have a “show” or just go person to person, show-and-tell style. Anyone can weigh in on this via group text, which I renamed "Wildling Mamas" instead of the list …
Let's meet at the North Table Mountain West Trailhead (4788 Highway 93, Golden, CO 80403) and do the shorter North Table Loop – Mesa Top/Titling Mesa/North Table Loop again. This is a 3-mile loop with some serious inclines, mostly on the downslope with this route. If it's cold/snowy, bring Yaktrax or a grippy shoe with …
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We're meeting 1:30pm at Prospect Park (3862 Youngfield Service Rd, Golden, CO 80401). We'll be meeting at this park all of November. This park has construction going on, but we're free to use the trail system + playground – we just have to walk a bit. Look up "Wheat Ridge Greenbelt Youngfield Entrance" in your …
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